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Definition of Mudhole
1. n. A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road.
Definition of Mudhole
1. Noun. A hole full of mud, especially one in a road ¹
2. Noun. A hole near the bottom of a steam boiler, through which the sediment is withdrawn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mudhole
1. a hole or hollow place full of mud [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mudhole
Literary usage of Mudhole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Boilers, Their Construction and Strength a Handbook of Rules, Formulae, Tables by Thomas William Traill (1888)
"A flanged plate ring riveted on inside the manhole or mudhole opening makes a
... Manhole and mudhole Doors. The doors should always be fitted inside the ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The fittings of a boiler comprise the manhole and mudhole doors, the fire-bars
... Holes provided in the shells of steam boilers in cases where a mudhole is ..."
3. Editorials and Editorial-writing by Robert Wilson Neal (1921)
"I'd print a single sentence, as if it were merely a news-item : " 'A mudhole
twenty feet long remains in front of Mullen's block since the recent rains. ..."
4. History of Arizona by Thomas Edwin Farish (1916)
"About halfway from Tucson to the Mission there had been a big mudhole which changed
... The mudhole had dried, but the wagons still went around the place, ..."
5. A Soldier's Letters to Charming Nellie by Joseph Benjamin Polley (1908)
"Maybe so," responded the unknown, now almost around the mudhole, and at any rate
... While this colloquy was taking place I was tramping around the mudhole, ..."
6. Boilers, Their Construction and Strength a Handbook of Rules, Formulae, Tables by Thomas William Traill (1888)
"A flanged plate ring riveted on inside the manhole or mudhole opening makes a
... Manhole and mudhole Doors. The doors should always be fitted inside the ..."
7. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The fittings of a boiler comprise the manhole and mudhole doors, the fire-bars
... Holes provided in the shells of steam boilers in cases where a mudhole is ..."
8. Editorials and Editorial-writing by Robert Wilson Neal (1921)
"I'd print a single sentence, as if it were merely a news-item : " 'A mudhole
twenty feet long remains in front of Mullen's block since the recent rains. ..."
9. History of Arizona by Thomas Edwin Farish (1916)
"About halfway from Tucson to the Mission there had been a big mudhole which changed
... The mudhole had dried, but the wagons still went around the place, ..."
10. A Soldier's Letters to Charming Nellie by Joseph Benjamin Polley (1908)
"Maybe so," responded the unknown, now almost around the mudhole, and at any rate
... While this colloquy was taking place I was tramping around the mudhole, ..."
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